“They Took Our Children”: Christian Parents Bring Sweden Before European Court of Human Rights After Almost 3 Years’ Separation from Daughters

In December 2022, Sweden’s child protection services removed the couple’s two eldest daughters—Sara (11) and Tiana (10) — after a false allegation of abuse was made at school. Although Sara quickly retracted the allegation and prosecutors closed...

Death penalty: Human rights activists claim international rights violations

A number of international human rights organizations issued a statement regarding the initiative of Kyrgyzstan’s government to reinstate the death penalty: Freedom for Eurasia, International Partnership for Human Rights, The Norwegian Helsinki...

ACDHRS Empowers Leaders to Strengthen Democracy and Human Rights

By Nelson Manneh The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) has launched a training program in Banjul to empower religious and traditional leaders from across Africa with tools to strengthen democracy, human rights, and the...

Belgium’s rule of law under pressure, warns national human rights body

Belgium’s Federal Institute for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (FIRM) has issued a clear warning that the country’s rule of law is under systematic threat. In a report published on Wednesday, FIRM cites the government’s repeated...

Israeli military "continues to kill civilians" in Gaza— UN Human Rights Office

The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has stated that the Israeli military "continues to kill civilians" in Gaza around the areas from which it has redeployed since the ceasefire, citing that at least 15 Palestinians...

Human Rights Center: We monitored 36 Israeli violations

Gaza – Saba: The Gaza Center for Human Rights announced on Wednesday that it has monitored 36 Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip since last Friday. The center explained in a statement that the violations resulted in...

Maj. Gen. Khamis defends SSPDF human rights record

Maj. Gen. Chaplain Khamis Edward, SSPDF Director of Child Protection. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – A senior South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) officer has defended the army’s human rights record, insisting that the military operates within...

Ex-footballer had 'human rights breached' as heart-wrenching details emerge from NHS probe

Colin Flatt died in hospital aged 81 in 2021.(Image: The Lampard Inquiry / Youtube) Former professional footballer Colin Flatt had his human rights breached before dying in hospital, an NHS England investigation has found. Flatt played for Barnet,...

Council of Europe commissioner raises alarm over human rights in UK

The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, has raised concerns over the state of human rights in the UK, referencing the recent rollback of trans rights and the heightened policing of pro-Palestine protests. Michael...

Human rights busybodies should keep out of the trans toilet row

The problems with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the bureaucracy behind it aren’t limited to the spanners they push into the wheels of immigration enforcement. They also now appear to be meddling over hard-won sex-based rights....

Women Human Rights Advocacy Week 2025: Indigenous voices, collective strength

The WHRD-AW 2025, co-organised by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Just Associates (JASS), Peace Brigades International (PBI), Amnesty International, the WHRD MENA Coalition, IM-Defensoras, Association for Women’s Rights in...

UN Human Rights Council membership reshuffled in wholly uncompetitive ‘election’

UN Member States of the General Assembly elected 14 members of the Human Rights Council, divided proportionally across the body’s five official regional groups. All five regional groups fielded only as many candidates as there were seats...

Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Statement 13/ 2025

1. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Hluttaw, the Tatmadaw and Ethnic Armed Organizations, in the presence of domestic...

Editorial: Japan's courts must do more to prevent unjust detention and protect human rights

A photo of Shizuo Aishima, a late former Ohkawara Kakohki Co. adviser, is seen on a table during a press conference at the court reporters club in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on May 28, 2025. Falsely accused of a technology export crime, Aishima...

India Secures Place In UN Human Rights Council For 2026–28

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom India has been elected for the seventh time to the United Nations' Human Rights Council for the term 2026-28, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish shared...

CSG’s Human Rights Party gathers support for progressive policies, divestment 

At Festifall Aug. 27, the Human Rights Party, a University of Michigan Central Student Government party and newly registered voluntary student organization, could be seen handing out backpack pins against President Donald Trump, encouraging...

UN General Assembly elects Pakistan to UN Human Rights Council

Islamabad, Hilal Ahmad, October 15, AZERTAC The United Nations General Assembly has elected Pakistan to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a three-year term, commencing on January 1, 2026. Pakistan secured its seat with a resounding...

The Clooneys and the politics of human rights shaping US foreign policy - opinion

Việt Nam’s re-election to UN Human Rights Council affirms growing global standing: Deputy FM

Human rights: Australia’s long and unfinished journey

From Whitlam to the present day, Australia’s disjointed approach to the protection and promotion of human rights has persisted, write Cassandra Le Good and Professor Azadeh Dastyari. Gough Whitlam’s government made a bold and enduring statement in...